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Piece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a long, horizontal strip of fabric with a light green and gold pattern. The fabric is rectangular and oriented horizontally. The fabric has a light green background with a repeating pattern of gold shapes. The gold shapes are irregular and scattered across the fabric. The fabric has a textured appearance with visible threads and fibers. The top edge of the fabric appears to have loose threads. The background of the image is off-white. A handwritten number "774" is written in pencil below the fabric on the left. A printed number "20.148.774" is on the bottom right. The title of the piece is "Piece" by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 172 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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